Tékitoi | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 September 2004 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 72:48 | |||
Label | Barclay, Universal | |||
Producer | Steve Hillage | |||
Rachid Taha chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10) link |
PopMatters | (9/10) link |
Robert Christgau | A− [1] |
Tékitoi is a studio album released in 2004 by the Algerian musician Rachid Taha. The title is a nonstandard spelling of the French question "Tu es qui, toi?" which might be pronounced in speech as "T'es qui, toi?" (IPA: [te ki twa]) and, in the context of this song, means "Who do you think you are?" informally.
The lyrics are mainly in French and Arabic. The booklet to the CD [2] includes full sung texts in Arabic in romanization with French and English translations.
The album features guest appearances by Brian Eno, Christian Olivier, Kaha Beri, Julien Jacob, and Bruno Maman.
A video clip was made for "Tékitoi?" [3]
On March 5, 2011, the song "Tékitoi?" was used on Saturday Night Live in a dancing French skit called "Les Jeunes de Paris." [4]
Charts (2004) | Peak position |
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French Albums Chart | 63 [5] |
Source: [6]
Tékitoi | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 September 2004 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 72:48 | |||
Label | Barclay, Universal | |||
Producer | Steve Hillage | |||
Rachid Taha chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10) link |
PopMatters | (9/10) link |
Robert Christgau | A− [1] |
Tékitoi is a studio album released in 2004 by the Algerian musician Rachid Taha. The title is a nonstandard spelling of the French question "Tu es qui, toi?" which might be pronounced in speech as "T'es qui, toi?" (IPA: [te ki twa]) and, in the context of this song, means "Who do you think you are?" informally.
The lyrics are mainly in French and Arabic. The booklet to the CD [2] includes full sung texts in Arabic in romanization with French and English translations.
The album features guest appearances by Brian Eno, Christian Olivier, Kaha Beri, Julien Jacob, and Bruno Maman.
A video clip was made for "Tékitoi?" [3]
On March 5, 2011, the song "Tékitoi?" was used on Saturday Night Live in a dancing French skit called "Les Jeunes de Paris." [4]
Charts (2004) | Peak position |
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French Albums Chart | 63 [5] |
Source: [6]